The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05

| Yard wide 81 iGte cloth fer
merly l5c now reduced to 1Oc
Iper yard at Northrup's.
fanny balm was needed to pour into
the wounds made by the defeat Of our
base ball club by the Yates Ccnters,
| it was furnished on Saturday evening
by the Knights Of Pythias band Of that
place. The band dr0ve over In hand
some wagon, arriving here about dusk.
After playing through the principal
streets they were taken In hand by our
knights Of Pythias who had n feed"
prepared for them at the Pennsylva-
mia Central. After supper they played
awhile in front Of the hotel after which
they were escorted to the hand stand
where they rendered number Of se-
lections. McCook Post was holding its
regular meeting and after it was oyer
it invited the boys to the Hall and set
up the lemonade in return for which
courtesy the band played q number of
old army songs. They started home
about III O'Clock expressing themselves
well pleased with the reception they
had met. The band Is made up of q
gentlemanly set of fellows, and they
may count on q seat at the first table
every time they see fit to make raid
on lola.
The Topeka Capital OF last Friday has the
following complimentary notice of young la
dy Of lola, whose like, we are safe In saying
can be found by the dozen tu every city In Kan.
sas. such examples knock all the sense out
of the idea that woman's sphere Is simply to
cook wash and scrub for the dudes who imag-
inc the earth and the fulness thereof belongs
to men:-Gcrnen Eagle.
Apretty young girl OF about Ell ghteen sum.
mers tripped into the State .Treasurer's Office
yesterday and handed over q valise containing
o., GU In cash. 1t was considerable sum for
young girl to be carry Ing over the country, but
she il thorough business girl and the money
was as safe In her hands % in the great vaults
of the state treasury, Her name is Miss Nancy
J. Hayward, and she il the daughter OF County
Treasurer OF Allen county. She il her fsther's
deputy, and has charge Of his business, and her
mission to Topeka was to make the annual set
Element with the State Treasurer. She is as
well acquainted with her fathers business as
he is himself.
While our Received Payments" do
not foot up q very princely sum, 1t is
yet no little satisfaction to note that
the amount thus received during the
past month lacks only few dollars of
being twice as much as was received
from the same source in July of last
year. We are not certain whether this
increase is due to q quickened con-
science on the part of our subscribers,
or to greater plenty Of money.
Whatever be the cause, the effect is
gratifying, and in the words of Little
Joe, 1--WE are VERY thankful"
Thos. Wimbush, q young man who
has been visiting for some months past
at Mr.. John Body's, died last Thurs
day, of typhoid fever. The case is a
peculiarly sad one as the deceased was
only 10 years old and was the son of
wealthy English parents who had
sent him to America in the hope that
he would regain his health. The fu-
neral services were held on Friday
morning, Rev. Hyatt, officiating.
A late boom edition of the Kanopo-
lis Journal, has this to say of form
erly-of-IOla man:
In October lss6, the Fay Bros, NJ. and John
Fay, came here and established . carriage
mandatory on corner OF Missouri and u
a9n s D
here. Both members OF the firm are skilled
mechanics in their respective lines and are
turning out work creditable to larger factories.
Seven men on an average, are constantly en-
plOyed, and o ready sale is found for their
goods is found.
The members of the African NJ. E.
Church held q basket meeting last Sum
day at their church. Besides the new
addition built to their church, they
the crowd. Visitors were here from
Humboldt, Chanute and Neosho Falls.
Rev. G. w. samples, of GaleDa, Kan
sas Officiated.
A large number of the lola friends
of Miss Susie Boyd drove out to the
pleasant home of her parents, south of
the city, on Wednesday evening to
help her celebrate her eighteenth BIRTH
day. They report the most cordial and
hospitable treatment and an exceed
ingly pleasant time.
The boys have purchased canvass
fence and the base balls will hereafter
be enclosed when match game is
played, and an admission fee charged,
to pay the expenses of the game. 1t
will be taken to Chanute to-day for
use i'm the game between our boys and
the Chanute club.
A dispatch from Kalamazoo, Michi-
gan, says: "Not since 1853 has this
section suffered so terribly withdrouth
as this season. Corn and potatoes are
practically ruined. Many farmers
have commenced cutting up the form
er, and fires have commenced their de-
vastating work."
ALI lawns that were IL, Is,
16 and Is cts, now reduced to